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>> he's been talking to nancy pelosi. and the reason why that was important, the president called a member of his own party. it says that the president reiter rated his position. that he will ak september nothing less than a clean, continuing rez lugsz and a clean debt ceiling inl crease. glp that's basically the president's same position the sbierl time. he has the you wanter hand and he can praelly push the republicans to ak september his poibt of view on this. we're just going to have to see what they come up with >>> there's not that much time licht. all republicans blocked it. john, you know, we're headed towards the serious deadline first, it was over obama care. was this the strategy all the time? >> well, don, it commends on which republicans we're talking about. this is an sbhernl family feud. speaker boehner's position all along has within that he didn't want to shut down the government. but once the dwovlt was shut down, let's do with this one bifl. he thought he'd only have to have one tufl vote for his moem b
>> he's been talking to nancy pelosi. and the reason why that was important, the president called a member of his own party. it says that the president reiter rated his position. that he will ak september nothing less than a clean, continuing rez lugsz and a clean debt ceiling inl crease. glp that's basically the president's same position the sbierl time. he has the you wanter hand and he can praelly push the republicans to ak september his poibt of view on this. we're just going to have...
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dana, we know reid is on board, nancy pelosi is on board. mitch mcconnell, has he definitely signed off to this deal? >> yes. he actually was an early signer of the deal. because he, of course, was the point person on the republican side. i should say, i said yes pretty definitively. behind me, you see a gaggle of reporters, and he's probably going to be mad at me for doing this, but that's mitch mcconnell's spokes person talking to people about what's going on. hopefully i won't be proven wrong, but it's hard to believe i will. mitch mcconnell wient to the floor hours and hours ago saying as far as he was concerned, he and the president had a deal except forsequester, which we now know is resolved. it's hard to imagine he's not on board. the question is how many republicans are going to vote for this? that really does matter not so much in whether it's going to pass the senate, but more importantly, its fate in the house. we talked a lot about from early on when the talks were with the house speaker and the president. that a big hurdle alwa
dana, we know reid is on board, nancy pelosi is on board. mitch mcconnell, has he definitely signed off to this deal? >> yes. he actually was an early signer of the deal. because he, of course, was the point person on the republican side. i should say, i said yes pretty definitively. behind me, you see a gaggle of reporters, and he's probably going to be mad at me for doing this, but that's mitch mcconnell's spokes person talking to people about what's going on. hopefully i won't be...
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nancy pelosi and harry reid took a lot of questions. the president of the united states is completely quiet. is he going to say anything or just stay in his lair? >> i don't know with that. we're wondering if it was possible earlier this evening. because the speaker of the house was coming out. and those democratic leaders from congress, harry reid and nancy pelosi, came out. but i can't really surmaze why the president did or did not come out. he did talk to a white house official who said if you look at what happened in that meeting, if you listen to what they said coming out, it is obvious no progress was made. that was plain to see and hear as we were standing outside the west wing. i was there as john boehner walked out for a few moments. and up that harry rood received took questions. john boehner matook no question. we want to continue on the resolution. and he said, and the white house won't do that and democrats won't do that. and he walked off. and then harry reid and most pelosi, it was striking to me. harry reid said we are
nancy pelosi and harry reid took a lot of questions. the president of the united states is completely quiet. is he going to say anything or just stay in his lair? >> i don't know with that. we're wondering if it was possible earlier this evening. because the speaker of the house was coming out. and those democratic leaders from congress, harry reid and nancy pelosi, came out. but i can't really surmaze why the president did or did not come out. he did talk to a white house official who...
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when nancy pelosi said we have to fas to find out what's in it. in 2011 we had sweeping changes in the house of representatives. some say let's go for majority rule. three time, i'm anticipating that this bill will pass when we vote on it in the next hour, that three times the house will affirmatively pass a provision that keeps government open and makes some small adjustments. i think a small adjustment in delaying the individual mandate which they've already done for businesses, let's do it for individuals as well and make sure members of congress don't get some special exemption, that is not a heavy lift. >> you're talking about special treatment. are you willing to give up your pay in solidarity for those who are going to be forced to work without pay if there's a shut down? >> according to the 27th amendment of the constitution we can't adjust any pay of members. what i'm voting for is getting rid of that special exception that the congress, their staff, the white house, get rid of that and have to deal with health care the way every american
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the house speaker is rather upbeat about his own plan, but the democratic minority leader, nancy pelosi, isn't feeling quite as good about it. moments ago she said the house republicans are sabotaging the senate's efforts to end the crisis. >> so why are they doing this to the american people? sabotaging a good faith bipartisan effort coming out of the senate? wasting the public's time and in this case, time is money. time is money. this is going to be very costly to our economy, even if eventually we do lift the debt ceiling, the cost in interest payments will be in the billions of dollars. this republican sabotaging of any effort to move forward is a luxury our country cannot afford. >> strong words from nancy pelosi. let me show you exactly what's in the potential senate deal to end the stalemate. it would reopen the government, keep it running through mid-january. the debt ceiling would be extended till early february. there could be some slight changes to obama care but nothing near what some conservative republicans have been pushing for. those possible tweaks include new income v
the house speaker is rather upbeat about his own plan, but the democratic minority leader, nancy pelosi, isn't feeling quite as good about it. moments ago she said the house republicans are sabotaging the senate's efforts to end the crisis. >> so why are they doing this to the american people? sabotaging a good faith bipartisan effort coming out of the senate? wasting the public's time and in this case, time is money. time is money. this is going to be very costly to our economy, even if...
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pelosi the house minority leader and house speaker john boehner. michael and hala? >> what is the sense among your sources at the white house and those people you speak with at the white house off camera even? is there a real concern we're headed for a debt default right now or is the feeling as it is on wall street, it's a little scary but eventually we'll come to an agreement at the 11th hour? >> i think had ultimately, hala, everyone thinks they will come to an agreement at the 11th hour. why is that? because they have to. that's what people will tell you, they have to. because if they don't, the economic ramifications would be huge. but when it copies sometimes to the progress, it's really unclear. that's why we're sort of hanging on to every little movement to see if there is that progress. there is real concern here that we could move towards a default. over the weekend, things seemed kind of doom and gloom, not a lot of movement. we saw republican plans rejected in the senate and the house. so i think there is concern, but we're also told th
pelosi the house minority leader and house speaker john boehner. michael and hala? >> what is the sense among your sources at the white house and those people you speak with at the white house off camera even? is there a real concern we're headed for a debt default right now or is the feeling as it is on wall street, it's a little scary but eventually we'll come to an agreement at the 11th hour? >> i think had ultimately, hala, everyone thinks they will come to an agreement at the...
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there may be enough votes if you join up with nancy pelosi's votes, you could get it done. but this is going to leave bitter, bitter rifts within the republican party. and i think frankly it is doing a lot of damage. to the party, doing a lot of damage to the american politics. the idea that a group of congress who represent less than 10% of the house and a who drive this train, i think makes most americans nuts. >> and i think they're also stepping on the republican message, the republican message is we don't like obama care, fine. why not have the argument as you head into the enrollment tomorrow, on the day of enrollment, why not have the argument about these three or four things are what is wrong with the president's health care plan, and this is what we're going to fix. right now, it is an argument about shutting down the government. >> you know, let me bring john king back in. john kerry, if in fact the speaker was reluctant to get himself in this predicament right now, why is he in this predicament, john boehner? he is, after all, the speaker of the house. >> he is t
there may be enough votes if you join up with nancy pelosi's votes, you could get it done. but this is going to leave bitter, bitter rifts within the republican party. and i think frankly it is doing a lot of damage. to the party, doing a lot of damage to the american politics. the idea that a group of congress who represent less than 10% of the house and a who drive this train, i think makes most americans nuts. >> and i think they're also stepping on the republican message, the...
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he called senate majority leader harry reid, mitch mcconnell, and house minority leader nancy pelosi, what was the reason for the calls and how did they affect it? >> reporter: well, we know that the president has not spoken by phone, or at least not that we have been told publicly since a week ago friday. the fact that the president called john boehner, the minority leader, nancy pelosi, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, and harry reid is the sign the president is engaging with the leaders. but really, the white house strategy said this is your deal, congress, you guys pass the bills you send them here for me to sign. so that is the president's message, and piers, there were words that i heard stand out, if there were five words, they are "you can't shut it down." that is what the president said about his health care law, the white house, and talking about the phone calls from the president to congressional leaders said the president reinforced with the republican leaders that he will continue to oppose what they call any politically motivated attempts to de-fund or delay the a
he called senate majority leader harry reid, mitch mcconnell, and house minority leader nancy pelosi, what was the reason for the calls and how did they affect it? >> reporter: well, we know that the president has not spoken by phone, or at least not that we have been told publicly since a week ago friday. the fact that the president called john boehner, the minority leader, nancy pelosi, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, and harry reid is the sign the president is engaging with the...
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or nancy pelosi saying you have to pass the bill to know what's in it. i don't think any republican ought to be touching this stuff. >> mr. speaker, hold on for a second. alley vels i velshi is with us. >> speaker, sorry to bother you while you're on vacation. listen, you called this an artificial creation of washington. you have actually suggested the many things that make up the fiscal cliff be divided up and tackles separately. i want you to listen to what president obama said earlier today and get your comment on it. let's listen to this. >> we're going to solve this problem instead in several steps. >> speaker gingrich, do you think this is the way to do it? we're at an impasse. are we going to do that? >> we're going to solve it in several steps. why aren't people trying to solve it a few hours before midnight on new year's eve? everybody knows you can retroactively -- the president could instruct the treasury tomorrow morning to hold all withholding rates at the current amount on the presumption that they have reroactively to january 1st fixed the
or nancy pelosi saying you have to pass the bill to know what's in it. i don't think any republican ought to be touching this stuff. >> mr. speaker, hold on for a second. alley vels i velshi is with us. >> speaker, sorry to bother you while you're on vacation. listen, you called this an artificial creation of washington. you have actually suggested the many things that make up the fiscal cliff be divided up and tackles separately. i want you to listen to what president obama said...
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wanted to see what happens at 5:30 this afternoon when john boehner, the minority leader nancy pelosi, the minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell and harry reid are all scheduled to come over to the white house to sit down with the president about the shutdown and the debt ceiling. remember, that is coming up in a little more than two weeks. according to white house officials, the president is going to hold his ground when it comes to a continuing resolution. the president still insisting it be a clean temporary spending bill without these add-ones dealing with obama care. keep in mind, this is a very disciplined white house when it comes to its message on the standoff, on the shutdown. the white house saying earlier this morning that the president would veto any of these piecemeal spending bills coming out of the congress. obviously they probably wouldn't get out of the senate. but at least saying to the house the president would reit toe that. and the president is also meeting, wolf, keep in mind, with ceos from various big financial institutions around the world, around the
wanted to see what happens at 5:30 this afternoon when john boehner, the minority leader nancy pelosi, the minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell and harry reid are all scheduled to come over to the white house to sit down with the president about the shutdown and the debt ceiling. remember, that is coming up in a little more than two weeks. according to white house officials, the president is going to hold his ground when it comes to a continuing resolution. the president still...
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. >> let's go to house minority leader nancy pelosi, who is outside the white house. >> -- the bipartisan legislation being prepared in the united states senate. we are disappointed that the house republicans decided to sabotage or at least delay what was happening there but are hopeful that everybody knows that time is of the essence and that if the republicans in the house want to put up a bill, they should do it soon but they have to know if it is as it has been described, that they'll have to do that with 100% republican votes. we stand ready, our members have signed letters, petitions to open government, that we are there for a clean petition to open government, a clean legislation to open government, clean legislation to lift the debt ceiling that will take us on a path to the budget table when any and all issues can be discussed. so that's where we are. i'm optimistic. i believe because this tact of not lifting the debt ceiling on top of shutting down -- alone, actually, not lifting the debt ceiling is so catastrophic that there will be those in the republican party who will see th
. >> let's go to house minority leader nancy pelosi, who is outside the white house. >> -- the bipartisan legislation being prepared in the united states senate. we are disappointed that the house republicans decided to sabotage or at least delay what was happening there but are hopeful that everybody knows that time is of the essence and that if the republicans in the house want to put up a bill, they should do it soon but they have to know if it is as it has been described, that...
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pelosi and the president, think ey are reasonable people. >> but ted cruz seems to be on his own mission and many believe his real game plan is to raise his own profile high enough to have a run at the presidency, which may seem ridiculous, but actually, i don't think it's as outlandish as people imagine. >> there is no question. the only thing i think allen had an out standing view of what is happening, i don't think he's principaled principaled. he loves the atepgs and loves to be the darling of the tea party but what you do with people that are bullies is you test them and i think the senate tomorrow will test ted cruz. is he going to pass -- is he going to try to obstruct a senate deal that the majority of his party and the senate is support sng ing supporting? ? in the end i don't think he can stop it. this is what i think john boehner can do. we have gone to the last brink. we can't have this nation default. it's hurting internationally. people are getting hurt. let the housework it's will. >> alan, is rome fiddling while the world is getting on with other stuff? in other words, ch
pelosi and the president, think ey are reasonable people. >> but ted cruz seems to be on his own mission and many believe his real game plan is to raise his own profile high enough to have a run at the presidency, which may seem ridiculous, but actually, i don't think it's as outlandish as people imagine. >> there is no question. the only thing i think allen had an out standing view of what is happening, i don't think he's principaled principaled. he loves the atepgs and loves to be...
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pelosi will also be there. this meeting happening between those congressal leaders, the president, the vice president at the white house 3:00 p.m. today. we will be on top of it for you. let's take a quick look at other headlines. incredible images out of china. this is a foot bridge that collapsed and sent dozens of people into the water. this was all caught on camera. wow, at least 11 people were injured. luckily, everyone survived. they were crossing this bridge to board a ferry yesterday. the bridging had apparently just opened last month and an investigation is under way. but fran an tick. some injuries but everyone is all right. meantime, be 30 people ended up in the water after a party boat they were on capsized off the coast of florida. thankfully other beaters and rescue crews pulled them out within minutes. officials are investigating the accident and say the captain of the boat may not have been licensed. >>> and this is just an incredible story. a hunter who got lost in the woods for 19 days got big
pelosi will also be there. this meeting happening between those congressal leaders, the president, the vice president at the white house 3:00 p.m. today. we will be on top of it for you. let's take a quick look at other headlines. incredible images out of china. this is a foot bridge that collapsed and sent dozens of people into the water. this was all caught on camera. wow, at least 11 people were injured. luckily, everyone survived. they were crossing this bridge to board a ferry yesterday....
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do you all remember when nancy pelosi and harry reid and barack obama extendsed the bush tax rates? everybody said that was crazy but yet it happened. republican when republicans and democrats were saying we can't do this, it's too draconian. >> you think this is the magic formula. the 43rd time on defunding is actually going to get somewhere? >> no. the magic formula is if you don't show up to fight, you never win. >> even though half of your party doesn't want this fight. he's going into the alamo and already conceding how it's going to end. >> there's a lot of lobbyists that would love to see this -- >> they would love to see the law implemented. >> right. now you're standing with the "wall street journal" editorial -- >> no, i'm standing with the millions of americans who have not been able to afford insurance for decades. and now they're on the brink of being able to afford it because they're going to be able to buy private insurance at a private insurance exchange and be able to get the care they need for the first time ever. that's who i'm standing with. and that's where the
do you all remember when nancy pelosi and harry reid and barack obama extendsed the bush tax rates? everybody said that was crazy but yet it happened. republican when republicans and democrats were saying we can't do this, it's too draconian. >> you think this is the magic formula. the 43rd time on defunding is actually going to get somewhere? >> no. the magic formula is if you don't show up to fight, you never win. >> even though half of your party doesn't want this fight....
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is it because nancy pelosi is there? that's what we're talking about. that's simply just wrong. so many times my democrat friends have said to me, you know, it's the law of the land, what's your problem with it? and i say, it is the law of the land, but it should be applied equally to everybody, regardless whether you have connections. >> but what republicans have been saying, a lot of senate republicans and some house republicans is, we agree with the plan, and the hope of ending obama care or changing it significantly, we're with you on that. this tactic isn't going to get what you what you want. and ultimately, they were right. there just weren't the votes in the senate. the president was going to veto it. and at the end of the day, the republican party, the congressional disapproval ratings are in the 70s. they're not great for democrats, in the 60s, and they're not great for president obama, 53%, i think, disapprove, but they're really bad for republicans. was it worth it on a tactical level? >> ultimately, you have to believe, you have to really believe. you're going to be
is it because nancy pelosi is there? that's what we're talking about. that's simply just wrong. so many times my democrat friends have said to me, you know, it's the law of the land, what's your problem with it? and i say, it is the law of the land, but it should be applied equally to everybody, regardless whether you have connections. >> but what republicans have been saying, a lot of senate republicans and some house republicans is, we agree with the plan, and the hope of ending obama...
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it's a nonstarter generally for a lot of democrats who say, as nancy pelosi once said to me, the cupboard is bare. we can't make any more cuts. >> and here is the issue. i don't know that the competing philosophies are not what is at stake here when it comes to the american people. it's the vehicle by which those philosophies are trying to be won and that vehicle is you and me and everybody else is trying to get this government back up and running. i have dana bash back up. was that anything you were surprised at hearing? when i hear speaker boehner come out and say that this isn't some damn game, i sort of threw my pen up and thought, i thought we were going to get something out of this not just an additional b battle for messaging and a battle for headlines. >> no, i'm not surprised because that's exactly where we still are. it's very well put, ashleigh, in a battle for messaging and headlines and, you know, there was sort of this caught on tape moment that we played a lot and i think even this morning between mitch mcconnell and his fellow kentuckian rand paul talking about sort of the
it's a nonstarter generally for a lot of democrats who say, as nancy pelosi once said to me, the cupboard is bare. we can't make any more cuts. >> and here is the issue. i don't know that the competing philosophies are not what is at stake here when it comes to the american people. it's the vehicle by which those philosophies are trying to be won and that vehicle is you and me and everybody else is trying to get this government back up and running. i have dana bash back up. was that...
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pelosi and the president, they are reasonable people. >> but ted cruz seems to be on his own mission and many believe his real game plan is to raise his own profile high enough to have a run at the presidency, which may seem ridiculous, but actually, i don't think it's as outlandish as people imagine. >> there is no question. the only thing i think allen had an out standing view of what is happening, i don't think he's principaled. he loves the attention and loves to be the darling of the tea party but what you do with people that are bullies is you test them and i think the senate tomorrow will test ted cruz. is he going to pass -- is he going to try to obstruct a senate deal that the majority of his party and the senate is supporting? in the end i don't think he can stop it. this is what i think john boehner can do. we have gone to the last brink. we can't have this nation default. it's hurting internationally. people are getting hurt. let the housework it's will. >> alan, is rome fiddling while the world is getting on with other stuff? in other words, china is looking at this sayi
pelosi and the president, they are reasonable people. >> but ted cruz seems to be on his own mission and many believe his real game plan is to raise his own profile high enough to have a run at the presidency, which may seem ridiculous, but actually, i don't think it's as outlandish as people imagine. >> there is no question. the only thing i think allen had an out standing view of what is happening, i don't think he's principaled. he loves the attention and loves to be the darling...
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pelosi is the speaker and start talking to speaker boehner. we have to have this big reality check and talk about political math, basic numbers you need over 51 votes or 60 votes in the senate to get what you want. we don't simply have them for defunding obama care. >> do do you think this will give it to them given the public opinion polls? some of the districts aren't suffering at all. ted cruz isn't suffering for this. >> well, i guess a lot of members in both parties come from very safe seats. i happen to come from one that's pretty marginal. i always have. i have to look at the world a little differently than some others do, i guess. but hopefully this experience has taught even those members in very safe seats that no one's that secure. we just can't ignore reality. and pretend that the american public won't notice. >> that's all the time we have. i'm sorry. you hear that music it's like the end of the oscar speech. so thank you so much, republican congressman charlie dent of the great commonwealth of pennsylvania. thanks so much. >>> wh
pelosi is the speaker and start talking to speaker boehner. we have to have this big reality check and talk about political math, basic numbers you need over 51 votes or 60 votes in the senate to get what you want. we don't simply have them for defunding obama care. >> do do you think this will give it to them given the public opinion polls? some of the districts aren't suffering at all. ted cruz isn't suffering for this. >> well, i guess a lot of members in both parties come from...
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it's a bit of a red herring for nancy pelosi to say he's a hypocrite for this. but thinking about he's got a young kid, got young kids, got a wife, and he's supposed to be up here upholding the law and he's breaking the law in such a terrible way. >> we also have to see if the wife, you know, appears in pictures and sticks by him. >> just to answer your question about is there no shame, no. there is no shame. just so you know. >> you're so young, you wouldn't know. >> if he really has these problems, has a kid, a wife, the last thing he needs to do is be up here doing that job. >> he should be with them. interesting. thank you all so much for being here. >>> coming up, what do a formal model, two goats and a diaper have in common? they all just turned up together in jose canseco's car. [ female announcer ] ladies and gentlemen i'm here to say a few words about the power of baking stuff with nestle toll house morsels. you can heal a broken heart with a bundt cake. make a monday mornin' feel like a friday afternoon with some nestle toll house morsels. let's close
it's a bit of a red herring for nancy pelosi to say he's a hypocrite for this. but thinking about he's got a young kid, got young kids, got a wife, and he's supposed to be up here upholding the law and he's breaking the law in such a terrible way. >> we also have to see if the wife, you know, appears in pictures and sticks by him. >> just to answer your question about is there no shame, no. there is no shame. just so you know. >> you're so young, you wouldn't know. >> if...
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let's listen to minority leader nancy pelosi. >> right now enough republicans have publicly stated their support for a bill that could pass and be on the president's desk today. we're asking the speaker in our letter to bring up the vote to the floor for those republicans and more to show that there is a bipartisan majority to end the government, republican government shutdown. >> you heard that, minority leader pelosi named this the republican government shutdown, part of the blame game going on. she was announcing a letter that 200 democrats, house democrats, sent to boehner, reaffirming the position, asking him to bring the spending bill with no strings attached to a vote. she argues there are enough house republicans that would support it, it would pass, get it to the president's desk and end this. these are the same positions we have been hearing all week. while there's some action today, not a lot of shifting where each side stands. >> athena jones, thanks so much for that update. >>> we're also hearing from the president today. he says this could all be over right now in an interv
let's listen to minority leader nancy pelosi. >> right now enough republicans have publicly stated their support for a bill that could pass and be on the president's desk today. we're asking the speaker in our letter to bring up the vote to the floor for those republicans and more to show that there is a bipartisan majority to end the government, republican government shutdown. >> you heard that, minority leader pelosi named this the republican government shutdown, part of the blame...
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and minority leader nancy pelosi said even though these negotiations have stalled in the senate, as you heard dana talking about there, that a compromise, if not the bill itself as you also heard dana say, will need to originate in the senate. here's more of what she said. >> we're still optimistic that there is a path to lift the debt ceiling in time. we are disappointed that the house republicans decided to sabotage or at least delay what was happening there. but are hopeful that everybody knows time is of the essence and that if the republicans in the house want to put up a bill, they should do it soon. >> reporter: since it's unclear whether speaker boehner has the votes in his republican conference to pass this proposal, wolf, minority leader nancy pelosi made it clear she is not going to make it easy on him. she said he will have to rely 100% on republican votes. i asked her if there would be unanimous democratic support against this bill. she didn't go as far as saying unanimous but she did say there would be very, very strong democratic support against this republican proposal.
and minority leader nancy pelosi said even though these negotiations have stalled in the senate, as you heard dana talking about there, that a compromise, if not the bill itself as you also heard dana say, will need to originate in the senate. here's more of what she said. >> we're still optimistic that there is a path to lift the debt ceiling in time. we are disappointed that the house republicans decided to sabotage or at least delay what was happening there. but are hopeful that...
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jim, senator -- first of all, though, there was a conversation between the president and nancy pelosi today. you want to tell us about that? >> right. the white house is confirming that the president did speak with house minority leader nancy pelosi by phone. they basically said that president reiterated his position. he is not interested in anything other than debt ceiling increase that is clean with no strings attached. same for a measure that reopens the government. why would they read that out? not because they want us to know what obama and pelosi talked about, they wanted to send a signal to the rest of washington. they believe democrats believe that they have the upper hand in this. polls show that republicans are at historic rock bottom lows wh te comes to approval ratings and they feel like they can drive negotiations here. so the president has said, he will talk about the larger issues like the budget, like health care, but wants it done after the debt limit is increased. and to pick up on what mark preston was talking about a few moments ago, about what harry reid and mitch
jim, senator -- first of all, though, there was a conversation between the president and nancy pelosi today. you want to tell us about that? >> right. the white house is confirming that the president did speak with house minority leader nancy pelosi by phone. they basically said that president reiterated his position. he is not interested in anything other than debt ceiling increase that is clean with no strings attached. same for a measure that reopens the government. why would they read...
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pelosi and her leadership team called over to the republican leadership team and there was a bipartisan meeting of leadership in the house of representatives today. i don't know when the last time woe saw that happen, dana. >> talk about the soft bigotry of low expectations. there was a meeting. that's wow, that's great. >> it is wow. i sent dana an e-mail and said girl, run, because lightning's going to strike. >> something very interesting caught people's imagination today. the senate chaplain has been speaking every day in his invocations. he spoke about this appalling situation where dead servicemen's families are not getting their benefits. he said when our federal shutdown delays payments of their benefits it is time for our lawmakers to say enough is enough. cover our shame with the robe of your righteousness. >> lawmakers are saying they were stunned, no idea about this. there were warnings about this. the pentagon made a statement about this. >> private charities had to step in. >> congresspeople -- >> republicans have the nerve to be outraged when the government shuts down whe
pelosi and her leadership team called over to the republican leadership team and there was a bipartisan meeting of leadership in the house of representatives today. i don't know when the last time woe saw that happen, dana. >> talk about the soft bigotry of low expectations. there was a meeting. that's wow, that's great. >> it is wow. i sent dana an e-mail and said girl, run, because lightning's going to strike. >> something very interesting caught people's imagination today....
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we assume john boehner, nancy pelosi, the minority leader. let's see if they come out and tell us what's going on. but that meeting has been going on now for nearly one hour. who knows how long it will last, who knows what will emerge? we'll stay on top of it. stay with us throughout the coming minutes and hours for continuing coverage. that does it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight on "crossfire" the president and congress finally start talking. what do you blame? >> both sides. they're fighting one another. badgeo, on the right. to delay obama care before -- who do you blame for the shutdown standoff? speaker boehner or the president? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome. iismt s.e.cupp on the right. >> and i'm van johnson. if i were in the room, my message could be stand firm. we have compromised and pre-compromised enough. we gave away single payer, we gave away the public option. that's a compromise. even with this c.r., we have already rolled over an
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. >> that's not what nancy pelosi did. >> no, cory, you're talking about the past. i'm talking about now. i'm saying right now we could get together and work on solving problems. that's not what we're doing. >> the president said he wouldn't be willing to negotiate. how do you negotiate -- he's not negotiating with us. >> we can negotiate on all types of things. we can negotiate on the budget, you but on the debt ceiling, it's going to do the very things you say you don't want to do, which is create all kinds of uncertainty. that will jack up interest rates -- cory, hear me out. that will increase interest rates, increase unemployment. you talk about a lot of uncertainty, you're creating unsrcht. >> the president tried to use the debt limb to enforce his will on iraq. >> oh, come on. >> now he's son don't even think about doing that. you know what's going to destroy the economy is the debt. >> here's a question for you. >> that's what's going to break this economy. >> i think the deficit is down to about $642 billion. >> which means we're still adding to it. >> the
. >> that's not what nancy pelosi did. >> no, cory, you're talking about the past. i'm talking about now. i'm saying right now we could get together and work on solving problems. that's not what we're doing. >> the president said he wouldn't be willing to negotiate. how do you negotiate -- he's not negotiating with us. >> we can negotiate on all types of things. we can negotiate on the budget, you but on the debt ceiling, it's going to do the very things you say you...
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pelosi, who said in writing that obama care is destroying the 40-hour work weeks. >> elements of it. >> i'm quoting from another portion, that it is destroying the foundation that is the backappoint of the american middle class -- >> actually i googled it myself, and actually it was talking here's the thing that i think we have to be clear about. yes, a brand new program, a brand new website that got more hits than twitter got in its first 24 months in a week have had some problems. if you look at california, i think 30,000 people have been able to enroll. new york, 40,000 people have been able to enroll. medicare d, that rollout was bumpy. nobody is complaining about that. romneycare, everybody loves it. my question, yeah, you're demagoguing the problems. when this is a standard part of our country. insurance company can no longer dump people or deny people, are you requesting to acknowledge. what are you going to tell people when insurance company, for years now, insurance company have been denying people for years. dumping people for years. obama care is trying to do something abo
pelosi, who said in writing that obama care is destroying the 40-hour work weeks. >> elements of it. >> i'm quoting from another portion, that it is destroying the foundation that is the backappoint of the american middle class -- >> actually i googled it myself, and actually it was talking here's the thing that i think we have to be clear about. yes, a brand new program, a brand new website that got more hits than twitter got in its first 24 months in a week have had some...
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we are live on "outfront" nancy pelosi will be giving a press conference. it is significant to see what she has to say to see whether there could be a breakthrough or whether a shutdown is inevitable. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track. the power tools introduce themselves. all the bits and bulbs keep themselves stocked. and the doors even handle the checkout so we can work on that thing that's stuck in the thing. [ female announcer ] today, cisco is connecting the internet of everything. so everyone goes home happy. ♪ [ male announcer ] more room in economy plus. more comfort, more of what you need. ♪ that's... built around you friendly. ♪ the wright brothers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! [ man ] touchdown confirmed. w
we are live on "outfront" nancy pelosi will be giving a press conference. it is significant to see what she has to say to see whether there could be a breakthrough or whether a shutdown is inevitable. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track. the power tools introduce themselves. all the bits and bulbs keep themselves...
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pelosi or harry reid. i think it's based on ideology. >> it's interesting. you are right. he's talking members of congress. that's a different ball of wax. >> right. >> we are going to continue with this conversation. stick around. 2016 presidential contenders were front and center. did they help or hurt their chances? think about that and we'll be back. i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking
pelosi or harry reid. i think it's based on ideology. >> it's interesting. you are right. he's talking members of congress. that's a different ball of wax. >> right. >> we are going to continue with this conversation. stick around. 2016 presidential contenders were front and center. did they help or hurt their chances? think about that and we'll be back. i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to...
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the next phone call was to nancy pelosi saying i'm all in to take the house. he's had the never ending campaign using "air force one," $180,000 an hour to campaign around the country. he's not committed to solving these problems until he has nobody to stand up and say let's have a check and balance, mr. president. for heaven's sake, don't get in the president's way or question him or you might regret staking our your position. >> you can see why people might look askance. obviously presidents want their own party in. this in the midst of negotiations shades how you look at it, does it not? >> the president has consistently supported compromise. the president and house democrats have supported over a trillion dollars in cuts. we know we have to cut even more. what the president has said to house republicans is let's substitute 750,000 pink slips, which this process will lead us to, with a reduction in big handouts to a few big oil companies. let me finish. the kinds of cuts that are going to cost 750,000 jobs. we need compromise and solutions and less blame. >>
the next phone call was to nancy pelosi saying i'm all in to take the house. he's had the never ending campaign using "air force one," $180,000 an hour to campaign around the country. he's not committed to solving these problems until he has nobody to stand up and say let's have a check and balance, mr. president. for heaven's sake, don't get in the president's way or question him or you might regret staking our your position. >> you can see why people might look askance....
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pelosi and harry reid, and they're acting, like, this isn't a big deal, this is making government work, they're the ones that warned against this when george bush was president, and they said, you have to understand the constitution. you have to understand how our government works. you have to understand that there is a need for checks and balances. so the president doesn't get to run the government. he's supposed to consult with the congress -- >> let me jump in here, because mitch mcconnell made the opposite argument in 2005 that he made this week. so while you may call out the democrats for hypocrisy, mitch mcconnell argued the exact opposite of his argument. >> and here's the issue -- >> but did they change the rules? >> the most important point is both sides in the past have said that this would be a mistake, because the senate is an institution, it works on comedy, and all of those things. but what's happened over the last couple of years, as i just said, is that appointees have been historically overwhelmingly blocked by this new senate in these last two years. president obama i
pelosi and harry reid, and they're acting, like, this isn't a big deal, this is making government work, they're the ones that warned against this when george bush was president, and they said, you have to understand the constitution. you have to understand how our government works. you have to understand that there is a need for checks and balances. so the president doesn't get to run the government. he's supposed to consult with the congress -- >> let me jump in here, because mitch...
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we do know that leader pelosi, nancy pelosi who is the leader of house democrats and president obama spoke yesterday, so it would seem to suggest that they are trying to craft some kind of agreement between the democrats and the moderate republican. the medical device tax obviously as we have been talking about is not popular to repeal at least for the white house, but democrats in the senate don't support it necessarily, so that's going to be the sticking point that nancy pelosi is going to have to work through for democrats. >> it's interesting with the senate resuming talks this afternoon how many more developments, how many more back room conversations and negotiations and phone calls. erin mcpike thanks so much. we'll be watching this clearly. developments seem to be happening by the hour, the minute. >> so much still needs to happen for this to get through. >> in four days, the other thing that's remarkable. >>> still to come for us, stuck 20 feet above the railroad tracks. >> you could say this is a bad day, a woman dangling from a bridge over a south florida river. we're goin
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they think that this is going to give nancy pelosi back the gavel. they are very cocky, very confident. i assume they're just looking at polling information and they want to continue down this, they want to keep the government shut down as long as they can, and they're encouraging our folks to do it. >> joining me now, democratic senator mark udall of colorado. good morning, senator. >> good morning. i'm smiling because i'm thinking of my father who was a world war ii veteran and how he would approach what's going on. but if i might, i would just say that none of us over here in the senate are giddy about this shutdown. to the contrary, in my state, we just got hit hard by biblical rains and floods and i'm very worried that my constituents aren't going to have the relief and support that's necessary to help us rebuild after these floods. we have to get the government open, let the house vote. there was a vote on the senate, clean funding measure, we would put the government back in operation. then we could sit down and talk about budgets and taxes an
they think that this is going to give nancy pelosi back the gavel. they are very cocky, very confident. i assume they're just looking at polling information and they want to continue down this, they want to keep the government shut down as long as they can, and they're encouraging our folks to do it. >> joining me now, democratic senator mark udall of colorado. good morning, senator. >> good morning. i'm smiling because i'm thinking of my father who was a world war ii veteran and...
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as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. >> so what would emerge later were some of the backroom details about what happened in the tense days leading up to the vote. there were ultimatums and poison pills and reports of house speaker john boehner f-bombing the senate majority leader, harry reid, no joke, and political blogs are all over this. but there's another back room angle that's not getting as much coverage. this bill that most people think is about the fiscal cliff is also about calling a shopping cart full of pork. it's like a kettle full of pet projects. pork, pork, pork. lawmakers who barely had the time to pass the bill and who didn't have the time to pass a storm relief bill somehow found the time to extend a series of tax breaks. and now bear in mind that the tax incentives is how government shapes policy there's tax breaks for homeowners, parents with children, charity donor, small businesses you name it but according to taxpayers for common sense some of the items in this bill don't make much common sense. are you ready? $46 million
as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. >> so what would emerge later were some of the backroom details about what happened in the tense days leading up to the vote. there were ultimatums and poison pills and reports of house speaker john boehner f-bombing the senate majority leader, harry reid, no joke, and political blogs are all over this. but there's another back room angle that's not getting as much coverage. this bill that most people think...
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you had nancy pelosi and chuck schumer calling for a million dollars threshold in 2011 because both party have a lot of fizziers in terms of affluent voters versus less affluent voters. the republicans are ideologically committed to entitlement reform but many of their voters are very skeptical about entitlement reform the democrats, on the other hand, have a very effective message about tax fairness. whether or not that's a substantively idea is another matter. it resonates with our bases are whereas don't have a message on spending that resonates with their base. that's a big challenge for republicans going forward. >> the challenge for democrats now is that the tax conversation is off the table. now when republicans say, hey, we've got a deal with spending, we've got a spending problem, not a revenue problem. we've got the revenue situation worked out. now what do democrats do when republicans say what are you going to do about spenng? >> well week go back and talk about what the has already offered in spending cuts. he has never walked away from a grand bargain the way john boehner ha
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let listen to nancy pelosi right now. >> i believe that we will heed the american people, come together with a strong vote. we will increase by voting for this legislation and passing it in a strong bipartisan way, we'll increase the confidence of consumers, of the markets, of businesses, of employers to hire more. we will extend unemployment insurance to people who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. this is very, very important. not only to those individuals but to our economy because this is money that is spent immediately injecting demand into the economy creating jobs. we'll extend permanent tax relief for the middle class, for more than 98% of american taxpayers, more than 97% -- >> jessica yellin and dana bash working their sources to stay ahead. dana, when do we expect a vote to take place, within this hour? >> we do now. it's been moved up a little bit according to the republicans who run the show here. they say they do expect it probably within the next half hour to 45 minutes. perhaps it means that members are as tired as everybody else is, that they want to f
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. >> our conversation with the top democrat in the house minority leader nancy pelosi. plus, as the president reaches out to rank and file republicans, where does that leave their leadership in our sunday exclusive with house majority whip, kevin mccarthy. then, he reemerges pushing a new book on immigration wars and raising eyebrows for not saying no to a presidential run. >> who knows what the future holds for me. i'm excited that i think we're seeing the renewal of the conservative movement in the republican party. i want to be part of that for sure. >> 2016 and the state of the republican party with former florida governor, jeb bush. plus, the long road to the next election. rand paul long talk in the senate and no more long lines for white house tours. with our political panel. anita dunn, newt gingrich, alex castellanos and donna brazile. i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> president obama will make the trek to capitol hill later this week. he'll speak to both republican and democratic members of congress. it's a new tact that the president is
. >> our conversation with the top democrat in the house minority leader nancy pelosi. plus, as the president reaches out to rank and file republicans, where does that leave their leadership in our sunday exclusive with house majority whip, kevin mccarthy. then, he reemerges pushing a new book on immigration wars and raising eyebrows for not saying no to a presidential run. >> who knows what the future holds for me. i'm excited that i think we're seeing the renewal of the...
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nancy pelosi called this pathetic. here's what harry reid had to say about it today. >> but if you can help one child who has carnes why wouldn't you do it? >> listen. >> one against the other. >> why would we want to do that? i have 1100 people at dulles air force base that are signature home. they have a few problems of their own. >> i have right here -- this was tweeted by eric cantor. this is a statement from the president's office. it's the threat to veto. the honoring our promise to america's veterans act. the research for life-saving cures act. >> those are really cool names you guys made up for this stuff. >> no, it's terrible optics. this is your party. how do you defend this? >> do you think the optics are hurting the democrats right now on the government shutdown? >> i think this is terrible optics. >> i don't think anyone takes this seriously. the american people are much smarter than this. they don't buy it with the world war ii memorial and other stuff. the republicans are grasping right now. they need to
nancy pelosi called this pathetic. here's what harry reid had to say about it today. >> but if you can help one child who has carnes why wouldn't you do it? >> listen. >> one against the other. >> why would we want to do that? i have 1100 people at dulles air force base that are signature home. they have a few problems of their own. >> i have right here -- this was tweeted by eric cantor. this is a statement from the president's office. it's the threat to veto. the...
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nancy pelosi is on the democrat side. very likely it will be republican john boehner that will keep his job. we're watching as they do the voice vote from each member. we're going on to bring that to you live as soon as we get the final tally. >>> we're also following this story. a really tragic one. police in india have charged five men in the gang rape last month of a 23-year-old medical student on a new delhi bus. the attack set off violent protests across the country. the victim died saturday in a hospital in singapore. the suspects face murder, rape, and kidnapping charges. under india's fast track court system, the trial could actually start this week. our reporter has this report. >> reporter: with thousands protesting the recent gang rape that led to the death of a medical student in new delhi, the victim's father is demanding the harshest possible punishment for her attackers. thousand t though the 23-year-old victim has not been publicly identified, her father went on camera for the first time since her death on
nancy pelosi is on the democrat side. very likely it will be republican john boehner that will keep his job. we're watching as they do the voice vote from each member. we're going on to bring that to you live as soon as we get the final tally. >>> we're also following this story. a really tragic one. police in india have charged five men in the gang rape last month of a 23-year-old medical student on a new delhi bus. the attack set off violent protests across the country. the victim...
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you had nancy pelosi and chuck schumer calling for a million dollars threshold in 2011 because both party have a lot of fizziers in terms of affluent voters versus less affluent voters. the republicans are ideologically committed to entitlement reform but many of their voters are very skeptical about entitlement reform the democrats, on the other hand, have a very effective message about tax fairness. whether or not that's a substantively idea is another matter. it resonates with our bases are whereas don't have a message on spending that resonates with their base. that's a big challenge for republicans going forward. >> the challenge for democrats now is that the tax conversation is off the table. now when republicans say, hey, we've got a deal with spending, we've got a spending problem, not a revenue problem. we've got the revenue situation worked out. now what do democrats do when republicans say what are you going to do about spending? >> well week go back and talk about what the has already offered in spending cuts. he has never walked away from a grand bargain the way john boehner
you had nancy pelosi and chuck schumer calling for a million dollars threshold in 2011 because both party have a lot of fizziers in terms of affluent voters versus less affluent voters. the republicans are ideologically committed to entitlement reform but many of their voters are very skeptical about entitlement reform the democrats, on the other hand, have a very effective message about tax fairness. whether or not that's a substantively idea is another matter. it resonates with our bases are...
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you had nancy pelosi and chuck schumer calling for a million dollars threshold in 2011 because both party have a lot of fizziers in terms of aflant voters versus less affluent voters. the republicans are ideologically committed to entitlement reform but many of their voters are very skeptical about entitlement reform the democrats, on the other hand, have a very effective message about tax fairness. whether or not that's a substantively idea is another matter. it resonates with our bases are whereas don't have a message on spending that resonates with their base. that's a big challenge for republicans going forward. >> marchia the challenge for democrat now is that the tax conversation is off the table. now when republicans say, hey, we've got a deal with spending, we've got a spending problem, not a revenue problem. we've got the revenue situation worked out. now what do democrats do when republicans say what are you going to do about spending? >> well week go back and talk about what the has already offered in spending cuts. he has never walked away from a grand bargain the way john boe
you had nancy pelosi and chuck schumer calling for a million dollars threshold in 2011 because both party have a lot of fizziers in terms of aflant voters versus less affluent voters. the republicans are ideologically committed to entitlement reform but many of their voters are very skeptical about entitlement reform the democrats, on the other hand, have a very effective message about tax fairness. whether or not that's a substantively idea is another matter. it resonates with our bases are...
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house democratic leaders nancy pelosi is calling it a $24 billion temper tantrum by republicans. here's how president obama described the damage, from risking default on the federal debt. we know that just the threat of default, america not paying all the bills we owe on time increased or borrowing costs, which adds to our deficit. and, of course, we know that the american people's frustration with what goes on in this town has never been higher. >> so are democrats overstating the impact on the economy? what's going on? let's bring in cnn's richard quest, who has been watching all. this. even though the u.s. avoided default or anything along those lines, how much damage do you believe this crisis really did cause? >> s&p puts the number at $24 billion. every analyst seems to suggest about a quarter to half a percent off the gd the p. that's quite sizable when you think -- that half a point has gone. it's not coming back. if you factor in the uncertainty of january or february, not only has growth gone, but the confidence will remain weak. if you want anecdotal evidence, a collea
house democratic leaders nancy pelosi is calling it a $24 billion temper tantrum by republicans. here's how president obama described the damage, from risking default on the federal debt. we know that just the threat of default, america not paying all the bills we owe on time increased or borrowing costs, which adds to our deficit. and, of course, we know that the american people's frustration with what goes on in this town has never been higher. >> so are democrats overstating the impact...
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pelosi and harry reid that are going to fold! >> corey brooooker, cad ral, liberal, stream. >> reporter: booker's double digit lead in august dipped to 28 points and not surprising to some voters here. >> i believe that there are a lot of people in the state that have conservative values and just don't know it. >> i'm a republican but i think lonegan is far to the right. >> he is very much a conservative and i think that makes his uphill battle that much steeper because of identity of a tea party conservative. >> reporter: his and his campaign's views on mayor booker seem to be getting all of the attention. lonegan fired a top adviser after that person gave a interview with a twitter exchange with a stripper. saying the following. >> i have hundreds of activists, volunteers, donors, people on this campaign and i can't be responsible for what all say but i will take responsibly so i terminated the gentleman for his inappropriate conduct. >> reporter: after booker addressed questions whether he was gay saying, what does it matter i
pelosi and harry reid that are going to fold! >> corey brooooker, cad ral, liberal, stream. >> reporter: booker's double digit lead in august dipped to 28 points and not surprising to some voters here. >> i believe that there are a lot of people in the state that have conservative values and just don't know it. >> i'm a republican but i think lonegan is far to the right. >> he is very much a conservative and i think that makes his uphill battle that much steeper...
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three or four weeks later, he sits down with nancy pelosi and harry reid, passed 780 billion in stimulus, no one having read the bill and the republicans gut it and the speeches were wrong. the president tomorrow is going to sound right, okay? if he follows through on tomorrow's speech, he has a chance to be eisenhower. i don't think he will. i think he wants to be roosevelt in his second term. but that's neither here nor there. if congressional republicans can reach out on issues, take the case of gun control, i think the house judiciary committee ought to hold hearings in chicago. this is the president's hometown. the mayor is the president's former chief of staff. they have very strict gun control. and they are the murder capital of the united states, 516 dead last year. i think having a hearing on what happened before we rush into the next, you know , panacea, would be a useful exercise on a non-partisan basis. >> this idea and the other idea the speaker talked about about members of the black caucus going into republican district is kind of fascinating. part of the problem we have i
three or four weeks later, he sits down with nancy pelosi and harry reid, passed 780 billion in stimulus, no one having read the bill and the republicans gut it and the speeches were wrong. the president tomorrow is going to sound right, okay? if he follows through on tomorrow's speech, he has a chance to be eisenhower. i don't think he will. i think he wants to be roosevelt in his second term. but that's neither here nor there. if congressional republicans can reach out on issues, take the...
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nobody in the media asked nancy pelosi to pass a progressive of the republican party. not once did that happen when she was speaker of the house, but now, all of a sudden, just because you don't like the fact that a t-- that the republicans are in the house of representatives. >> i don't have a stake in this. >> this is the way in journalism, when you're not on fox news, you get contentious interviews, when you're not on msnbc, you get contentious interviews. my next guest, a democrat, i'm not taking the side of the democrats here, and in a minute here you will see i'm not taking the side of the republicans. >> but i'm just showing you anderson, we did have an election, in the election, we chose a republican house and a democratic senate. so we're not just going to sit here and do what the democrats want to do. or negotiate under democratic control. we have a republican house and we have a progressive that our constituents sent us to washington and win this, and to actually fight on it. >> i guess i don't understand, if you're convinced it wouldn't pass, why not bring
nobody in the media asked nancy pelosi to pass a progressive of the republican party. not once did that happen when she was speaker of the house, but now, all of a sudden, just because you don't like the fact that a t-- that the republicans are in the house of representatives. >> i don't have a stake in this. >> this is the way in journalism, when you're not on fox news, you get contentious interviews, when you're not on msnbc, you get contentious interviews. my next guest, a...
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ben, go on. >> nancy pelosi said they lost, we're in charge, we get to write the bill how we want to. does that sound like compromise? the american people know it, too, they don't like obama care. the majority of americans don't like it. >> ben, that is the truth though whether you agree with her or not, but they did win and they get to decide because they're the majority. but go ahead. >> it's true. but do you know what else is the truth, the health care exchanges and the individual mandate, two key parts of obama care, guess whose ideas they were? they were republican ideas hatched out of the heritage foundation. they just don't like it now because -- >> not true. >> -- because president obama is the one that is proposing them in addition the majority of americans don't want obama care repealed. they want to give it a chance to work. >> we're going to put you both in your separate corners and we're going to have you back. you'll be back here just in a couple of minutes on cnn, so stand by, guys. >> thanks, don. >> appreciate it. >>> all right, up next -- the president of iran back h
ben, go on. >> nancy pelosi said they lost, we're in charge, we get to write the bill how we want to. does that sound like compromise? the american people know it, too, they don't like obama care. the majority of americans don't like it. >> ben, that is the truth though whether you agree with her or not, but they did win and they get to decide because they're the majority. but go ahead. >> it's true. but do you know what else is the truth, the health care exchanges and the...